NEM Sessions at the HFES Annual Meeting
Every year, NEM holds a session during the HFES Annual Meeting, immediately following Student Career Day activities.
This year, we held the first ever NEM Expo in which attendees were able to interact with exhibitors to discuss outreach activities. Exhibitors included:

Center for Human Factors in Advanced Aeronautics Technologies (CHAAT)

Georgia Institute of Technology Student Chapter

Purdue University Student Chapter

Brittany L. Anderson

In the past, a distinguished speaker is invited to discuss a topic important to NEM. Previous speakers include:

Purdue University Web Site Design CompetitionPurdue University HFES Student Chapter
Submission dates: October 1-31, 2009
All submitted works will be evaluated in terms of functionality, usability, aesthetics, and creativity.
http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~hfes/index.html

The Purdue University HFES Student Chapter participated in a Women In Engineering Program (WIEP) by introducing 35 high school students to HF/E concepts. The Student Chapter also participated in the MINDS program for middle school students with a 90 minute presentation to approximately 50 students and their parents. Members also gave presentations at a local high school.

The Georgia Tech HFES Student Chapter held a series of NEM activities, including a joint venture with the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing’s (CEISMC) Kids Interested in Discovering Science (K*I*D*S) hands-on workshop for 4th and 5th graders. Other activities included presentations at local high school sociology classes, and presenting at a local high school psychology conference. The Student Chapter also participated in a Culture Fair, presenting issues on cross-cultural usability.

The University of Central Florida’s HFES Student Chapter developed and distributed a Famous Faces Calendar in which each month presented an HF/E professional in the form of a movie poster and highlighted their specific discipline in HF/E.

The University of Central Florida’s HFES Student Chapter held an NEM event at the Orlando Science Center for children and their parents, had Orlando proclaim October as National Ergonomics Month, and participated in a local Toastmaster’s event with a lecture focused on HF/E.

Virginia Tech’s HFES Student Chapter held a series of NEM activities, including a seminar on Automation Acceptance and a featured lecture on transitioning to the HF/E consulting profession.

Old Dominion’s HFES Student Chapter held a series of NEM activities, including publishing an article on the ODU Web site, adapting the Games to Explain HF/E for Introductory Psychology classes, for an event open to all undergraduate students, and for several elementary school classes in the city of Portsmouth. Finally, the Student Chapter participated in Norfolk’s Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.

2003

Georgia Tech University’s HFES Student Chapter held a series of NEM activities focused on educating children in k-12. Activities included a joint venture with the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing’s (CEISMC) Kids Interested in Discovering Science (K*I*D*S) hands-on workshop, which included 75 participants.

Old Dominion’s HFES Student Chapter successfully entered an ergonomics related slogan to the University’s Safety Committee’s Slogan Contest, as part of ODU’s Workplace Safety and Health Program. Their entry, You Can’t Rewind a Workplace Accident: Prevent the Worst – Think Safety First! was one of the three winning slogans and was displayed throughout campus. The Student Chapter also gave two presentations to a local college prep school. Finally, the Student Chapter participated in Habitat for Humanity as an NEM outreach activity.

The University of Central Florida’s HFES Student Chapter attended “Teach-In”, an event to provide information about various careers, at nearby University High School.